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Friday, September 17, 2010

Let me introduce you to Kat at goheadband. She makes moisture wicking headbands with inspirational sayings on them. There is a small plastic strip sewn into the front of the band so these babies never slip.

Currently, Kat’s getting ready for her 5th marathon and first ultra this fall. She started making these as a way to keep the sweat off her face, since her skin would break out after a long run. I love a woman who sees something lacking and works inventively and creatively to fill the void!

Kat was nice enough to make me my own personal Shut Up and Run headband. We love it around here:

It fits my mini-me perfectly (I think Kenny Chesney would like it too since he is bald now. The way I see it, it’s either this headband or a cowboy hat.):

It keeps the sweat and hair out of Lucky’s one eye:

Despite my best efforts, I believe the “right” way to wear it, according to Kat, is a bit higher on your head, off of the forehead.

There are some real bonuses about this headband:

As promised, it does not slip. I ran while wearing it today and it stayed in place nicely.

The headband might get soaked with sweat (that’s the point, right?), but you don’t have crap (well, sweat) running down your face and stinging your eyes or making you break out

It’s lightweight, personalized and stylish!

The band is machine washable for when that sweat really builds up and it starts to stink.

All you cyclists out there – wear it under your helmet while riding!

Would you like your own headband? To enter:

Go to goheadband and leave a comment about which one you would get if you won - +1 entry

168 comments:

Just a reader said... 1 I have a question for you, not giveway related. All your, huhm, dump issues, are they related to running or they got worse after you started running? I read the account of your daily routine a few posts backs and realized that you had to go to the bathroom like four times before lunch... and I'm kind of living something similar, so I just wanted to lear a little about it. Because the doctors, oh, they are great, but it is different when you are sitting behind that desk, right?

I like the Shut up and Run headband best of all.Probably has something to do with feeling grouchy while getting over a sinus infection and training for my 2nd half marathon. I just keep telling myself to just shut up and run those training miles.

I'm training for my first tri (which is in 9 days) and it's going to create a beast in me (I just know it), so this band would only seem appropriate for me: http://www.goheadband.com/?p=detail&pid=27&cat_id=

I'm not a sweater, BUT i do have crazy frizzy hair and let's be real here, crazy hair ruins marathon photos far more than a sweaty forehead does, therefore i should win this head band. Also, i've yet to find a headband that fits my dome/doesn't make me look like a cancer patient.

aaaannnd because it really doesn't increase my chances to have 3 posts in row (doh) I would say I "have to" have this because I am getting old and apparently something in my stinky sweat is making breakout like a 15 year old again and it just about bites. This would be good to protect my wrinkly sun damaged forehead from future breakouts.

"In my mind I'm a Kenyan" Definitely! Because my fat ass ran a 13-minute-mile half marathon last weekend, and my short hair is just long enough to get in my eyes. Along with all that sweat, of course. Only wish it came in black...

Oh, and I've been following you since I found you. 8-) Not long, I know, but still...

I NEED this headband for a few reasons. 1) I have a LOT of hair to hold back & get tons of flyaways. 2) I have (awesome) adult acne that worsens when I get really sweaty. 3) I don't have any headbands for running yet :(

The saga of why I desperately need a headband: A few months ago, tired of wrestling my hair into submission after showering (after running), I lopped off my hair and donated it to Locks of Love. I'm glad I did so, but now my hair is growing back... and it's forever in my eyes (which was not really the point of cutting it off!). It's at that awkward length where thinner headbands make it stick up crazily. Not flattering.

That was supposed to say girl...sorryI need this headband because I live in Florida where I will sweat through the winter and I have yet to purchase any type of sweat band! I just let the eyes sting from the sweat and move on!

Do I need a moisture wicking headband? Why yes, yes I do. I'm one of those people who ends up with sweat stinging my eyes no matter the temperature or time of year I run. Moisture wicking would help tons.

I would want the purple endurance one because purple is my FAVORITE color and I want to win so I can try one of those babies out!! How great are those!!! I am now and always will be a follower! Is that 3 entries or just 2? Thanks!

Anonymous - I'm sorry you have no friends and lots of time to spend on blogs like mine where I only talk about trifle things. Perhaps one day you will get a life and stop criticizing everyone around you. Oh, and I'm also sorry someone has a gun to your head forcing you to read my blog. Don't like it? Don't visit. There are plenty of other readers who seem enjoy my incessant yapping. You're not welcome here.

I NEED the black shut up and run headband because with the break in 112 degree weather I've finally started running outside -- and I'm finding even at 86 degrees I get quite nasty and no amount of wiping is getting that blasted stinging sweat out of my eyes!

I need one because I am training for my first half in Feb. I'd want the "dare to become" headband.I now follow your super funny "trifleing" blogand I linked the giveaway in my blog (like the person above said, dont get excited I dont think many ppl read it!)yay for 3 chances!

1. Shutup and Run in black. 2. I so needed this today! Blew dry my hair straight and it was falling out of my dern hair tie. Heh. For my hooker...LOL!3. Tweeted about this giveaway. See Cheapassmama tweets.4. Now following you. <3 your stalker.

I'd LOVE to have one of these headbands because I literally drip with so much sweat when running I have to wipe my sunglasses dry every mile or so! (Gross huh? I'd like to think I'm just very efficient at cooling off my body?)

I would love to win this awesome headband! i am currently training for my first half marathon and i sweat only out of my face, so this would be prefect for me! i hope i win! (ps i follow your blog and have posted about you!)